Giant pocket gopher

Giant pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895
Species:	O. grandis
Binomial name
Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas, 1893)
Synonyms
Orthogeomys cuniculus Elliot, 1905 [2]

The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher, ^[2] is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys . ^{[2] [3]}

It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight. ^[4]

References

1. Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L. & McCarthy, T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Orthogeomys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T42590A115193029. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42590A22214994.en . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. "Orthogeomys grandis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus" . Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyv185 .
4. "Giant Pocket Gopher Rodent" . Retrieved 26 May 2019.